The dark side of the beautiful aurora

Editor’s Note: Bob Kolasky is senior vice president for critical infrastructure at Exiger, a provider of supply chain and third-party risk analytics for the U.S. government and critical infrastructure sectors. He is also a senior fellow at Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber ​​and Infrastructure Security. He previously led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s … Read more

The dark side of the beautiful aurora

Editor’s Note: Bob Kolasky is senior vice president for critical infrastructure at Exiger, a provider of supply chain and third-party risk analytics for the U.S. government and critical infrastructure sectors. He is also a senior fellow at Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber ​​and Infrastructure Security. He previously led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s … Read more

A widespread solar storm affected spacecraft near the Sun, Earth and even Mars

A bright mass erupts from a red circle. Space weather may seem like a story from a galaxy far, far away, but when solar storms hit us on Earth, we are directly affected. These storms are the cause of the northern Lights, for example. They can even lead to temporary disruptions in our communications systems … Read more

The best place to see the Northern Lights in Britain and when to see them

The Northern Lights recently appeared over the Castlerigg stone circle in the Lake District – Gregg Wolstenholme/Bav Media This winter will be a historic one for seeing the Northern Lights, with scientists predicting the best Northern Lights sightings in two decades. Earlier this month, Aurora hunters were treated to displays on Bonfire Night in Scotland … Read more